The director or authorized agent or employee of the city, USEPA, State Water Resources Control Board, or Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board shall have the right to enter the premises of any user to determine whether the user is complying with all requirements of this chapter and any wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder. Users shall allow the director ready access to all parts of the premises for the purpose of inspection, sampling, records examination and copying, and performance of any additional duties.
1. Where a user has security measures in force which would require proper identification and clearance before entry into their premises, the user shall make necessary arrangements with its security guards so that upon presentation of suitable identification, personnel from the city, Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board, State Water Resources Control Board, and USEPA will be permitted to enter, without delay, for the purposes of performing their specific responsibilities.
2. The city, Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board, State Water Resources Control Board, and USEPA shall have the right to set up on the user’s property such devices as are necessary to conduct sampling inspection, compliance monitoring and/or metering of the user’s operations.
3. The director may require the user install monitoring equipment as necessary according to section 15.40.380.
4. Unreasonable delays in allowing the director to access the user’s premises shall be a violation of this chapter.
(Ord. 2481 §1 (part))